Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive226% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJun 19 '20 at 20:07
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 76.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 280
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 846
83% 679 Pts
64-Core 1,075
67% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.7% Good
Lighting 90.2
Reflection 83.7
Parallax 73.1
74% 82.3 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 76.1
Splatting 72.7
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 425 428 432 434 433 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,549
Write 1,576
Mixed 1,313
SusWrite 511
277% 1,237 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 74.6
269% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,220
DQ Write 1,005
DQ Mixed 884
724% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 226%
Great: 237%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 129 132 135 134 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 157
Write 129
Mixed 114
SusWrite 132
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 85%
iXpand Flash Drive 64GB
17GB free, PID cffb
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 88.3
Write 27.1
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 26.8
51% 44.7 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 4.1
270% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.CAGPP.B7C0B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 29.9
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 27.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,097 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Steel Legend - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $525
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